Does this sound like you? Critical Thinker. Resourceful. Self-Generating. Entrepreneurial. Strong Communication Skills. Hungry to Learn. Collaborative. Creative. A Team Player. Proactive. Problem Solver. And, likes to binge watch a Netflix series every now and again?! Well, then we want YOU! Financial Technologies Forum, LLC (FTF) seeks an ambitious and professional individual to fill an
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF)
FTF is Hiring! We Have an Immediate Opening for a Conference and Marketing Intern
Financial Technologies Forum (FTF), a media company to Wall Street, is looking to fill an immediate position for a conference and marketing intern in our NYC office. The internship consists of conference prep, speaker outreach, and other marketing tasks leading up to our 2019 events. This is an excellent opportunity for a recent grad or
Automation
Don’t Think like a Human When Designing RPA Systems
Robotic process automation (RPA) is undoubtedly the hottest topic in discussions about the architecture and functionality of modern financial back-office support systems, including post-trade operations. What started as efforts to improve productivity of various, isolated labor-intensive data processing operations has quickly become an integral component of digital transformation strategies for financial institutions around the world.
Regulation
Future Boys, Future Girls & Fortune Tellers
The future is now. Or, at least for those willing to join me to get a great glimpse of the future of finance and more, we are going there on a fantastic financial voyage. “Future Boys, Future Girls & Fortune Tellers” is where we start, but looking at the lessons of the past will guide us to
Automation
Time to Automate Performance Reporting for Clients & Prospects
I am looking forward to my participation in the Performance Measurement Americas (PMA) 2018 panel discussion entitled “Time for Full Automation,” which will take place Friday, March 9, at 12:05 p.m. at The Westin New York at Times Square, 270 W 43rd St., New York, NY 10036. Putting automation around the calculation of investment performance
Compliance
Ready, Set, Go – Benchmark Regulation Has Arrived!
I am looking forward to my participation in the Performance Measurement Americas (PMA) 2018 panel discussion entitled “Get Ready for the EU’s Benchmarks Regulation,” which will take place March 9 at 1:50 p.m. in New York. With a certain degree of Irish humor, I’ve described this new regulation to colleagues in my firm as a “forgotten child.”
Buy-Side
GIPS® 20/20 Updates
By Michael Beck, CIPM, CFP, vice president at Glenmede The Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS®) have been in existence since 1999 and were revised in both 2005 and 2010. They are used to promote ethics and integrity in the financial services marketplace by having voluntary compliance by asset managers. There are currently 41 country sponsors
Back-Office
Redesign Your Thinking
By Adam Sherman, Social Media Director at New York Life. Fiction Factory, a Scottish pop group from the 80s, was in rotation on Sirius XM’s New Wave channel this morning. The band’s name struck a chord with me. It turns out the music group’s moniker aptly captures the zeitgeist that is playing out in our
Back-Office
Why Optimal Performance Attribution Technology Matters
By Jacopo Trombetta, client reporting & performance specialist at Impax Asset Management. In a competitive market environment, retaining and growing client relationships is critical and it requires clear and transparent attribution analysis to help clients fully understand a portfolio’s return. This is one of the reasons why performance attribution has become an increasingly valuable instrument, not only
Performance Measurement
The Case for Fair and Transparent Performance Fee Calculations
By Steinar Eikeland, chief investment officer at Industrifinans Kapitalforvaltning, an asset management firm based in Oslo, Norway. Overall, investment management clients and regulators are demanding more transparency and standardization across the industry, and this includes the calculation of performance fees. Financial Technologies Forum is again facilitating a meeting place for the industry to discuss this dynamic development in
